Publications by authors named "Rodolfo Guelman"

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of teriparatide (TPTD) on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone markers under clinical practice conditions. To assess whether the results in real-life match those published in clinical trials.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women treated with TPTD for at least 12 months.

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Context: Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a rare condition characterized by fragility fractures, mostly vertebral, during the third trimester of pregnancy or the early postpartum period.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate bone microarchitecture in women with PLO to better understand the pathophysiology of this disease.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we included women with PLO referred to our bone center between November 2007 and July 2012.

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Objective: To describe the long term safety and efficacy of pegvisomant (PEGV), and the predictors of treatment response in patients with acromegaly in the real life setting.

Subjects And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical, hormonal and radiological data of acromegalic patients treated with PEGV in 17 Argentine centers.

Results: Seventy-five patients (age range 22-77, 51 females) with acromegaly have been treated with PEGV for up to 118 months (median 27 months).

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